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Those Who Can Vote Are Duty-Bound To Do So, A. Benjamin Spencer
Those Who Can Vote Are Duty-Bound To Do So, A. Benjamin Spencer
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Theories Of Prosecution, Jeffrey Bellin
Theories Of Prosecution, Jeffrey Bellin
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For decades, legal commentators sounded the alarm about the tremendous power wielded by prosecutors. Scholars went so far as to identify uncurbed prosecutorial discretion as the primary source of the criminal justice system’s many flaws. Over the past two years, however, the conversation shifted. With the emergence of a new wave of “progressive prosecutors,” scholars increasingly hail broad prosecutorial discretion as a promising mechanism for criminal justice reform.
The abrupt shift from decrying to embracing prosecutorial power highlights a curious void at the center of criminal justice thought. There is no widely accepted normative theory of the prosecutorial role. As …
A Fair Process Matters In Alleged Sexual Assault Cases, Cynthia V. Ward
A Fair Process Matters In Alleged Sexual Assault Cases, Cynthia V. Ward
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